Boy, 4, shoots babysitter for stepping on his foot

[tun_dr_m]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_fe_st/odd_young_shooter

Boy, 4, shoots babysitter for stepping on his foot

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51 mins ago

JACKSON, Ohio – Police say an angry 4-year-old Ohio boy grabbed a gun from a closet and shot his baby sitter. Nathan Beavers, 18, was hospitalized Sunday with minor wounds to his arm and side after the shotgun attack. Police say another teen was also injured.

Witnesses told police the child was angry because Beavers accidentally stepped on his foot. Beavers was watching the child at a mobile home in Jackson with several other teenagers and several other children.

Jackson County Sheriff John Shashteen says authorities are investigating. The child has not been charged.

 

[zuoom]

wow, just classic.

 

[Waxer]

The law regards a child of that age as incapable of forming any criminal intent. So charges would not be preferred against him. However, if the investigation revealed that his parents were negligent in allowing him access to the firearm charges may be preferred against the parents.

 

[Loongsam]

Idiotic parents.